It has an air-cooled 1985 Lister TS2 engine according to the engine plate and the dumper appears to be a 1986 model. It's been repainted with more modern stickers applied and looks in good order. Hydraulic tipper, 3 gears, 4x4 and electric start. The brakes and handbrake work perfectly.
The clutch is literally on/off with no in-between at all, any attempt to feather it results in violent jerks and bounces. I quickly learned to dump the clutch pedal with minimal revs. Could this be the thrust bearing maybe?
The engine chucks out plenty of black smoke on start up and when it's under load. I got the engine nice and hot the other day and think one of the injectors is leaking, as I could see smoke escaping. The air filter looks new (outer only, no inner) but makes little difference to the black smoke whether it's fitted or not.
I'm hoping to get hold of an owners manual, preferably in PDF format if possible. Any suggestions?
Brian.
there are plenty of experts on here who can advise you, sometimes it takes a while for people to reply but generally they do; years ago I can recall driving a brand new Vauxhall Chevette company car, the clutch was horrible it was either on or off and light as a feather to boot, what the clutches should be like on these dumpers I cannot say as I have never driven one, the black smoke seems about right though.
